John Longenecker
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John Longenecker (born 1947) is an American Film producer, cinematographer and screenwriter who won an Academy Award for producing the live action short film, The Resurrection of Broncho Billy in 1970.
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[edit] Biography
John Longenecker grew up in Southern California. His mother, film MGM actress Ruth Hussey (1911 - 2005) was Oscar-nominated for her portrayal of Liz Embrie the cynical magazine photographer and girlfriend of James Stewart (actor) in The Philadelphia Story (1940). His father, C. Robert Bob Longenecker (1909-2002) worked as a radio producer and later as a film and television talent agent.
[edit] Live Action Short Film -- Academy Award
In 1967 Longenecker attended the UCLA Film School. He later attended film production classes at the University of Southern California's USC Cinema Department. He produced The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970) while at USC, and invited the now noted film directors Nick Castle and John Carpenter to work with him on his senior year production project. Castle was the cinematographer, Carpenter was the film editor and composed the music for the picture, and James Rokos directed the short film. All four of the filmmakers made creative contributions to the story for the film. Broncho Billy received an Academy Award for best live action short film 1970.
[edit] Broncho Billy -- Short Film Images
[edit] Director/Cinematographer Work
John Longenecker is a member of the Directors Guild of America. He has often worked as a cinematographer for music video director / recording artist Dwight Yoakam, and as a second unit cinematographer on television comericals for director Errol Morris.
